Managing perceived stress among college students: The roles of social support and dysfunctional coping

Journal of College Counseling

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-21

  Chao, Ruth Chu Lien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

coping; stress; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859773400     PISSN: 10990399     EISSN: 21611882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1882.2012.00002.x     Document Type: Article

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